Drafthorse
Footballguy
Looking forward to a new week. Week 6 can kiss my butt.
Denver's on bye, who's the D of the week going to be?
Denver's on bye, who's the D of the week going to be?
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Week 7 FAN DUEL (1 Viewer)
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Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
I'm thinking Atlanta @ the atrocious Titans.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Palmer, Fitz, and Brown at home on Monday night against the beyond horrible ravens secondary.
Agree
Hawks Thursday
Surprise matchups- Jags if Tyrod and Sammy are out, in London. Titans played terrible in week 6, but I still think enough sacks and Tannehill loses composure badly so Texans could surprise here.
Reason enough to play Sunday only games this week. Can't stand when there's a slew of top players so you know Sunday's scores mean little.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
I can't figure out how to afford all of the must-plays this week. Hopkins is just ridiculous right now. Freeman gets the Titans in what should be a bloodbath. Gates gets Oakland. Gurley should approach 30 carries again. The Arizona passing attack gets Balt at home.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Plus I continue my man-crush on Bortles and Hurns/Robinson against what I believe to be a grossly overrated Buffalo defense that actually sucks.
DukeBroadway
Footballguy
Stephon Diggs at 5800 has to be thee cheap option at WR. Dude has been getting targets galore.
snellman
Footballguy
Make sure to watch the news this week. If Johnson is able to go it muddies the water. If Johnson can't go, Diggs is a clear value.
Itchy Amos
Footballguy
Seems like there are some obvious plays this week:
QB: Palmer should have his way against Baltimore.
QB: Landry Jones - if Vick or Roethlisberger don't play, then this guy will be all over my lineups. At $6,000, you should be able to fit a great team around him. KC gives up the most points to QBs
RB: Freeman - I dont think this is the week to get off this train. TEN has given up the 6th fewest points to RBs, but Crowell, Gore & Miller all had good days against them. Freeman's on another level.
RB: Gurley - CLE gives up the most points to RBs.
WR: The usual suspects: Hopkins, Fitz
WR: John Brown - if I cant fit Fitz, I'll be sure to have Brown
WR: M. Bryant could go off & seems to have chemistry with Jones.
WR: Diggs - He's looks like the real deal and is very affordable (assuming he gets the start).
TE: Gates - I doubt that I have anybody else. He's heavily involved and Oakland is beyond terrible against the TE.
QB: Palmer should have his way against Baltimore.
QB: Landry Jones - if Vick or Roethlisberger don't play, then this guy will be all over my lineups. At $6,000, you should be able to fit a great team around him. KC gives up the most points to QBs
RB: Freeman - I dont think this is the week to get off this train. TEN has given up the 6th fewest points to RBs, but Crowell, Gore & Miller all had good days against them. Freeman's on another level.
RB: Gurley - CLE gives up the most points to RBs.
WR: The usual suspects: Hopkins, Fitz
WR: John Brown - if I cant fit Fitz, I'll be sure to have Brown
WR: M. Bryant could go off & seems to have chemistry with Jones.
WR: Diggs - He's looks like the real deal and is very affordable (assuming he gets the start).
TE: Gates - I doubt that I have anybody else. He's heavily involved and Oakland is beyond terrible against the TE.
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karmarooster
Footballguy
Couple of thoughts:
QB- I like Palmer and Jones too
RB - Go big on Freeman, or save $ on Gurley and Woodhead. Gordon maybe or maybe not benched. Woodhead still just $6k and has a pretty high floor. They have a soft matchup at home vs Oakland.
WR - Fitz continues to be underpriced at $7800. Hopkins now the most expensive, gonna be a tossup for me as to him or Julio. I also like Marshall against the Pats, but the Pats may try to scheme him out. I just don't think Malcom Butler can matchup to Marshall. I also like Evans coming off bye against a Washington team that gave up big chunks to Marshall and Decker (who dropped at least 2 passes).
TE - Gates and also Kelce
K/D - I pencilled in Gostkowksi and Cards at home against Baltimore.
QB- I like Palmer and Jones too
RB - Go big on Freeman, or save $ on Gurley and Woodhead. Gordon maybe or maybe not benched. Woodhead still just $6k and has a pretty high floor. They have a soft matchup at home vs Oakland.
WR - Fitz continues to be underpriced at $7800. Hopkins now the most expensive, gonna be a tossup for me as to him or Julio. I also like Marshall against the Pats, but the Pats may try to scheme him out. I just don't think Malcom Butler can matchup to Marshall. I also like Evans coming off bye against a Washington team that gave up big chunks to Marshall and Decker (who dropped at least 2 passes).
TE - Gates and also Kelce
K/D - I pencilled in Gostkowksi and Cards at home against Baltimore.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Drafthorse
Footballguy
I'm working remotely this am and checked the IVC but still shows only the MT line up. Anyone else see if it is updated with the whole slate?
Bobcat10
Footballguy
Kind of like ODBs stretch last year.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
achemen
Footballguy
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Rams D is super cheap, them plus Gurley vs Cleve
Wadsworth
Footballguy
Cleveland's offense has been pretty amazing lately. I like Gurley, but the Rams D scares me.
Wadsworth
Footballguy
Gates is chalk for cash this week and even at high percentages a solid GPP play. Freeman... not really much you can say. Even the doubters have to be buying in now.
Itchy Amos
Footballguy
I honestly know absolutely nothing about Jones other than he lit it up in the second half this past weekend, has a nice matchup this weekend & is only $6,000. If he can just throw for 200 yards and get into the end zone once, that's almost 2.5x value right there.
I looked at his pre-season numbers and they don't look too bad. It seemed like he got more efficient as the pre-season wore on. What makes you say that he sucks? Does anybody else have any insight on this guy?
karmarooster
Footballguy
That's what everyone said last week about Manuel too, and he lit up for almost 5x. Landry had basically 2x in one half. He can get to tourney value at just 18 points.
karmarooster
Footballguy
Here ya go:
Palmer
Freeman Gurley
Fitz Decker Brown
Gates Boswell Rams
Palmer
Freeman Gurley
Fitz Decker Brown
Gates Boswell Rams
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Kicking the tires on this for one of my Thursday cash lineups.
Bortles
Freeman
Gurley
Hopkins
SSSr
Hogan
Gates
Franks
ATL
I figure the ownership percentages on Freeman, Gurley, and Hopkins will be off the charts.
Bortles
Freeman
Gurley
Hopkins
SSSr
Hogan
Gates
Franks
ATL
I figure the ownership percentages on Freeman, Gurley, and Hopkins will be off the charts.
Bobcat10
Footballguy
I was going to ask about Hogan. Need to find someone in that range to make my similar lineup work.
My first pass:
Hoyer
Freeman
Gurley
Hopkins
Brown
Diggs
Gates
Gostkowski
Washington (someone at this 4400 price point)
I likely will want to get to Bortles as well. Hoyer just fit here. Hogan/Bortles is a swap from Diggs/Hoyer...and I think that leaves 100 for the Rams.
My first pass:
Hoyer
Freeman
Gurley
Hopkins
Brown
Diggs
Gates
Gostkowski
Washington (someone at this 4400 price point)
I likely will want to get to Bortles as well. Hoyer just fit here. Hogan/Bortles is a swap from Diggs/Hoyer...and I think that leaves 100 for the Rams.
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Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
I don't love Hogan at all. But as far as punts go he's not bad -- basically the only healthy option on a team facing a dreadful defense that has an offense that will score points. I could see 8 targets, although he hasn't seen that number yet.
If we know who the Buffalo starting QB is, he'll be a nice play too, IMO. Jacksonville's defense is putrid.
If we know who the Buffalo starting QB is, he'll be a nice play too, IMO. Jacksonville's defense is putrid.
Wadsworth
Footballguy
Not everyone. I liked his chances at a decent day with a rushing TD added in. Landry is more difficult since Pitt has a strong rushing attack and we have seen less of Landry in the NFL. I still have not decided how much exposure will have to him.
JShare87
Footballguy
@adamlevitan: PFF graded 78 quarterbacks this preseason. Landry Jones finished 76th. Had brutal 54.2 completion percentage, took nine sacks in 229 snaps.
JShare87
Footballguy
I'm a Steeler fan Jones has been on the team a couple years, he's awful. There's a reason he has been 3rd on the depth chart since he's been here. Also, they brought Vick in right when Gradkowski went down, that should tell you how much they like Landry. He sucks at football, plain and simple.
Seems like he still has access to those stats. This is one of the reason DFS makes me wonder. PFF are going to pull the subsriptions of people and only a select few in the dfs industry will have access to them now. I get teams are buying this info, but honestly it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Give these big fish even more of an advantage over this guppie.
Itchy Amos
Footballguy
karmarooster
Footballguy
Gurley has 55 carries for over 300 yards (5.7 YPC), and yet has not scored a touchdown. I think that changes this week. Even more than Freeman, he's my #1 option at RB.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
I don't need to see PFF's grade on Mettenberger -- he sucks and the Titans are a bad football team. Walker is a good player. Wright would be a nice #2 WR option, not the #1 guy. The OL is a mess. They have no running game. And Mettenberger's decision-making is less than good.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
And if there is one thing Coach Jeff Fisher knows, it's how to feed a RB the football.
achemen
Footballguy
Do you have to have Gurley and Freeman in every LU this week?? I'm finding it difficult to put anyone else there...
DukeBroadway
Footballguy
Doug Martin vs the Skins an option if passing on Gurley. I am pretty much locked in on freeman/gurley though. Thinking Palmer or Newton at qb.
JFS171
Footballguy
I tend to only play cash games, so keep that in mind... I generally go with just one lineup and enter it in a bunch of different 50/50s to spread the risk with a larger sample size.
Freeman/Gurley/Gates/Diggs are where the lineups start for me. Fitzpatrick and Hoyer seem the most obvious of the cheap QBs. Going up to Newton or Palmer limits your WR options. As I see it, there are two viable approaches this week:
Option 1:
QB - Fitzpatrick / Hoyer
RB - Freeman
RB - Gurley
WR - Hopkins / Julio
WR - Moncrief / Brown
WR - Diggs
TE - Gates
DST - Panthers
K - Anyone Boswell?
Option 2:
QB - Palmer/Newton
RB - Freeman
RB - Gurley
WR - Fitzgerald
WR - Brown
WR - Diggs
TE - Gates
DST - Panthers
K - Anyone
The only concern with the latter is the huge investment in the Cardinals stack... they likely put up points, but that's a lot of eggs in one basket.
Freeman/Gurley/Gates/Diggs are where the lineups start for me. Fitzpatrick and Hoyer seem the most obvious of the cheap QBs. Going up to Newton or Palmer limits your WR options. As I see it, there are two viable approaches this week:
Option 1:
QB - Fitzpatrick / Hoyer
RB - Freeman
RB - Gurley
WR - Hopkins / Julio
WR - Moncrief / Brown
WR - Diggs
TE - Gates
DST - Panthers
K - Anyone Boswell?
Option 2:
QB - Palmer/Newton
RB - Freeman
RB - Gurley
WR - Fitzgerald
WR - Brown
WR - Diggs
TE - Gates
DST - Panthers
K - Anyone
The only concern with the latter is the huge investment in the Cardinals stack... they likely put up points, but that's a lot of eggs in one basket.
DukeBroadway
Footballguy
My first run at a line-up:
Newton
Freeman
Gurley
Fitz
S.Smith
Decker
Gates
Santos
Rams
If Big Ben plays. Will probably drop down to Hoyer, then go A.Brown, Fitz, Crowder or Diggs
Newton
Freeman
Gurley
Fitz
S.Smith
Decker
Gates
Santos
Rams
If Big Ben plays. Will probably drop down to Hoyer, then go A.Brown, Fitz, Crowder or Diggs
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Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
I'm going to force myself to diversify a little bit, but at least one of those guys is going to be in every cash lineup. I just can't force myself to diversify enough to fade them both in the same lineup, especially with ownership percentages that should be breathtaking.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Yeah, I'm thinking Palmer and Newton for my Sunday-Monday cash lineups too. Lots of folks high on Hoyer, but I'm not sure I can do it. I understand why folks are high on him, and he really lets you load-up everywhere else, but I just don't think he's a particularly good QB.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Just an FYI, in the pre-season Julio absolutely torched the Titans secondary. I know it was pre-season and all, but it was like he and Ryan were playing against air. It was a joke. In the lineup I don't have Freeman (assuming I have one), I will have Julio for sure.
